As some of you know, I went to high school with Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, so I was psyched that not only did she represent on her first time out on Dancing With the Stars last night, but she had a lovely braid-like thing going on for us to discuss today. read more

The season doesn't change officially for another few days, but the grand marshal of the spring parade, Lauren Conrad's side braid, apparently couldn't wait that long. Or perhaps our March Beauty Resolution beckoned it out a little early, which is a good thing because now we can examine it for copying purposes. read more

My declaration yesterday that this month will be all about braids apparently went out in the universe and forced Jessica Alba and Josie Maran to bend to my will. They both went to a pre-Oscar party with cute little ones right at their hairlines. read more

With our month of half-up-ness behind behind us, it's time to take on another challenge. And as of today, I am declaring March the month of the official never-ending trend of the blog, braids. read more

I'm hoping some of your weekends included half-up hairdos (for our February Beauty Resolution—my results coming tomorrow), but the stars were all about the one trend that doesn't seem to have an end: Braids. Well, at least Sandra Bullock and Amy Smart were. And even if you're a bit sick of this whole plait thing, I suggest you click through, as both styles were charming enough to potentially pull suck you back in. read more

It seems that the side-braid look that Petra predicted would be big this spring after seeing it on roughly 4,221 people at Fashion Week isn't going to wait that long. Just over the last few days, I've spotted it on... read more

It's pretty safe to say that braids are to this beauty blog what weather is to the rest of the world: We like to talk about it--All. Of. The. Time. Recently we've chatted about big braids, grown-up braids, weekend braids--you know the drill. But before you get burned out on braided hairstyles, consider this crazy-easy, crazy-cute 'do: read more

When Sophie, our beauty freelancer and resident hair guru, showed me this look from Spring Couture Fashion Week in Paris I nearly died over its braided beauty. There may be some crazy hair all over the catwalks this week, but I think this one is as wearable as it is chic... read more

It's no secret that I developed a raging girl crush on Diane Kruger this year. She became my beauty rock—the person I could count on to come out strong in the hair and makeup department no matter where she was or what she was doing. Here are the things she, the beauty Yoda, taught all of us adoring Luke Skywalkers: read more

You're about to experience three things I love a lot—Natalie Portman, good hair and a braid—all in the same post. Are you ready for this level of loveliness? Because it doesn't really get much better than this. read more

Earlier today I showed you some lazy celebrity hairstyles in honor of the lazy long weekend ahead. Now I'm going to show you a hairstyle that looks unspeakably complicated. Did any of you happen to catch Whitney Port's braided updo on "The City" last night? read more

We have the cutest, most adventurous readers ever. No lie. That's one of the reasons we started Reader Appreciation Day in the first place. And you guys have really outdone yourselves with your recent DIY hair experiments. Let's reminisce with a list of some of the highlights from the past few months, shall we? read more

Lately, we've been inspired by the braids we fell head over heels for on the runway this past season. From long, french ones to elegant, braided updos, we're digging the trend. Check out how we worked it this week... read more